The following are the books in my library, the comments on the book are mine and reflect my opinions based on the book itself and discussions with other collectors. Prices (where) quoted are those that I have seen for sale and indicate an average price and are only for out of print books and reflects top price for books in almost mint condition. I shall add a few books at a time as the library currently stands at over 300 books. I have no relationship to any of the authors or publishers.
Newest additions are denoted by a darker yellow background.

Author	Title		Notes
JOURNALS (Bi monthly magazines published by Bayonet Collecting Society's these are members magazines written by collectors for collectors)
International Bayonet Association	Gazette de la Baionnette		Published in both English and French, this expands on the bayonet side by including information on the fire arms the blades fit on. Excellent quality print in full color, like the two below the articles are written by members, and can be very informative and show items never seen anywhere else. GEADAM@wanadoo.fr
L'Association Francaise des Collectionneurs de Baionnettes	Le Journal		The AFCB magazine is only in French but there are some very interesting articles by the members, covering a wide area of collecting and not just French blades, well worth the membership even if you can never get to the excellent meetings (both social and educational) held in conjunction with large arms fairs in Paris http://perso.wanadoo.fr/christian.mery/
Society of American Bayonet Collectors Inc,	The Journal		Some very interesting articles written by the members, the quality of the journal is not up to the two French journals, print quality is poor and in black and white, but well worth being a member, and maybe the format will change http://bayonetcollectors.org

BOOKS

			A 1994 Russian book, lots of info on knives and bayonets of all sorts poor quality drawings and Russian Text make it a interesting addition but of little use as there are considerably better and newer books out there. Just it had bayonets so it joined the library
	Collectors Handbook World War One Volumes 1 and 2		covers all forms of militaria with only limited bayonet coverage.
	AK Bayonet		Excellent book by country of origin of the various AK bayonets, all models with full colour pictures of each model, unfortunately in Russian
	Bayonets of WWII Germany		A magazine dedicated to WWII German bayonets and blades, Lots of black and white pictures set out to cover the variety of German units, Herr, SS, Luftwaffe etc. an interesting read as it covers a little of the history. Picture quality is poor on matt low cost paper that looks 100 not 30! Also some of the identifications are poor/suspect.
	Benhof Technical Document Final Engineering report for Knife cutter-bayonet		1974 document covering the design of a wire cutter to be fitted in the hilt of a modified M7 bayonet. An interesting technical report, the design was considerably more complicated that than the simple hole and cutter plate used by the Russians and later by the US M9
	Kadets of America		the Boys and girls handbook set out to accompany the Kadet training rifles and allow kids to form units etc.
	Vaabenhistoriske aagoger 2009		The Danish military society year book for 2009 made specifically for members of the society and in Danish has a very good 135 page presentation on the 1907 bayonet, continuing into the 1913/1917 bayonets. A very comprehensive text but not easy to get a copy.
United States Army Ordnance Dept	Reports of Experiments with Rice's Trowel Bayonet, Made by Officers of the Army, Pursuant to Instructions from the War Department		A reprint of the original document from 1874, consisting of photocopies of the original documents. Avery interesting glimpse of how trials for bayonets are undertaken
	Final Engineering Design Report for Knife Cutter-Bayonet for Land Warfare laboratory, Aberdeen Proving ground		A short document covering the trials of a a bayonet with a built in wire cutter as part of the grips. 5 models are shown along with their development history. An interesting dead end experiment
	List of Changed In British War Material Vol1 1860-1886		Just a list of the official changes in equipment but allows the correct nomenclature to be gathered, and times to be put on alterations. Few illustrations but interesting background data
			Totally in Russian this book is primarily about the rifles but has a couple of pages on early socket blades. published in 1992
	Collectors Handbook World War One Volumes 1 and 2		covers all forms of militaria with only limited bayonet coverage.
A.N. Kulinsky	Russian Sidearm's, polearms and bayonets VolII		published in 2001 In Russian there is a brief English title on each displayed piece, a full page black and white picture with dimensions and history, some very interesting pieces not seen in other texts
Albaugh	Confederate Edged Weapons		covers both bayonets and swords used by the Confederatearmy during the American Civil War.
Albert N. Hardin Jr.	The American Bayonet 1776 1964		First Published in 1964 this is one of the first of the bayonet books and still one of the best on American bayonets. The book is split in various sections based on the style of the bayonet, sword, ramrod etc. Being one of the first books there are items that have changed nomenclature or designation. Out of print this book is expensive to find second-hand (circa 150 GBP)
Anthony Carter	Bayonet Belt Frogs		Not strictly bayonets, the frog is often bought still attached to the scabbard. A collectors field in its own right. The latest volume (III) contains everything from the earlier volumes and a lot more. This can make it difficult to use sometimes as a country can have 3 entries, and corrections can come in section II and in III it is still by far the best book on the subject that there is available at the moment I think this is now out of print although copies may still be available the demise of Anthony Carter makes its future unknown at the moment
Anthony Carter	German Bayonets Vol1		Covers the Imperial bayonets 71/98, 98/02, 98/05, 88/98, KS 98/05, post war 98/05 and foreign blades. This and the following 3 volumes are THE books to have on German bayonets, written by one of the most respected authors on Bayonets these books cover in great detail the history of each bayonet, markings, variations etc. Tables show which manufacturer made which variations in which years. Although there are collectors who have combinations not shown in the tables there are not better references at the moment. If you intend to collect the German blades or to have the best library you can get these books now while they are still available, it is unlikely that there will be anything better for a long time Available?
Anthony Carter	German Bayonets VolII		78/84, 84/98, 1899, KS98, S1914, Gottscho, S14 Greek, Brazilian, Foreign contract Available?
Anthony Carter	German Bayonets VolIII		Ersatz and Foreign converted blades Available?
Anthony Carter	German Bayonets VolIV		Others not covered in Volumes I to III Available?
Anthony Carter	German Ersatz Bayonets1. A concise illustrated history of the emergency all-metal designs 1914-1918		The Ersatz bayonet was produced at the beginning of WWI to cover the lack of production facilities needed to produce the 98/05 standard bayonet, not as many state late in the war to meet the lack of production. This is a field of collection all its own, with blades ranging from cheap to astronomical in price, this book covers 90 vanities of the bayonet using line drawings with multiple images per page allowing the differences to be easily seen, it also uses small scrap views of the identifying differences. All of the information in this book is covered in German Bayonets VolIII with additional information and corrections. I would recommend buying the latter book, unless like me you also collect books, however you do not lose much information if you do use this book as your source for this interesting field of bayonet collecting. Neither of these books cover the astronomical number of Turkish variations/modifications of these blades post WWIOut of print
Anthony Carter	World Bayonets 1800 to the Present		Released as an Illustrated reference guide for Collectors, and giving price guides for the blades shown. The book is in A5 format which made it possible to carry around to shows etc. and is probably the first book many collectors bought. It is still a useful book to give relative rarities of bayonets etc. Revised every few years there are two main versions the red and blue covers, the last update being with 87/88 prices Out of print
Anthony Carter John Walter	The Bayonet, A history of knife and sword bayonets 1850-1970		Published in 1974 this book was a compilation of some 60 articles originally published in the Guns Review monthly magazine in the UK, updating and revising some of them in line with information gained after their original publication. Bayonets are listed by country and type -sabre, knife etc. with line drawings of each one described with scrap views of markings or points of interest. Because it ahs multiple blades from one country on a page it makes it easy to compare variants of similar types, i.e. fuller or cross guard shapes. A good book to have to have as it covers a lot of the most commonalty available bayonets Out of print circa 50 GBP
J Anthony Carter	Allied Bayonets of World War 2		Written in 1969 this is one of the earliest books available to the collector on bayonets. It only covers those blades used by the Allies during WWII, it offers no information that is not better presented in newer volumes. The bayonets are depicted in B&W photographs but the small size of the book (A5) makes their use for other than general identification limited. The book is however of interest in the history of collectingout of print
Dr A Ross	Slotted Bayonets		an attempt to mix science with bayonet collecting, the author tries to put a whole new terminology for the parts of a bayonet in pseudo Latin no less. There is some interesting information in this book, but it is lost in the mass of terms that thankfully never came into standard use. A pommel is a pommel we don't need 10 different words just because one is long and one is short, strange that seems to cover those variants easily and understandably. Shame as this could be so useful
Bannerman	German Mauser Rifle GEW 98		Interesting little booklet on the GEW88 also includes a few pages on bayonets for the type 31 in drawings and also an adaptor to all the bayonets to fit on other rifles. Not a lot of detail but published in 1921 so cant expect too much
	Bannerman Catalogue of military goods 1927		Best reason for a time machine I have ever seen, we have all heard of Bannerman, this reprint of the 1927 catalogue shows what a wide variety of militaria this company shipped out and how many bayonet types this included. Not real information on the blades but worth it if only to drool at the prices
Bert Walsh	Bayonets illustrated		162 fine line drawings of bayonets published before 1970, brief description but no dimensions etc.
Björn Schöön	Bayonets Bajonetter Bajonette		A privately produced (1986) soft cover book on bayonets this multi lingual book is an interesting addition to a collectors library if only for the pictures of the amazing Russian experimental bayonet with it's built in wire cutter. For German and Swedish collectors it has the great advantage of being written in both languages as well as English and as such can be used to help translate English only books. For English readers you are better with Janzen's book, as the drawings are more help in identificationout of print
Branko Bogdanovic	Serbian and Yugoslav Mauser Rifles		A book for the rifle collector it has a small section on the bayonets for the rifles, allows the blade collector to see the rifles for which their blades are made. this one can help identify unmarked blades at least to possible end users and worked well for an obscure one in my collection.
Bruce Karem	The German S84/98 Bayonet Vol 1:1908-1933		An excellent book on the type covers the genesis of the type from the 71/84 with coverage of other types in passing. The first volume covers up to the WuK made models from the early Nazi period. Well worth getting and am waiting for Volume 2 and the coverage of the Nazi period bladesCurrently available
Carl Ziegler	The 1907 for Collectors		My own attempt to write for collectors, this is primarily about the 1907 but covers bayonets made for the SMLE by other countries and the 13/17 series of bayonets for the replacement for the SMLE. It is missing several bits found later but then that can be said for nearly every book.
Cesare Calamancrei	Baionette Italiane 1814-1991		The book to have on Italian bayonets, in Italian but worth it for a wealth of information and bayonets not seen in other texts
Christian Mery	Les Couteaux de combat allemands 1914-1945	[/U]
Dana Jones	Crown Jewels The amuser in Sweden		A great book on the Swedish Mausers in all their Guises. the bayonet section is interesting if superficial. I wa shopping to see and actual Swedish 84/98 and all they show is a post WWII rework from Yugoslavia, which is obviously not the original early war bayonet that is described in the text.
Dan Ernst	Pocket Guide to bayonets and Miscellaneous edged Weapons Vol 1		Published in 1978 this book and Vol II show their age, with many items now know by different designations or found to be miss identified, it is however a useful little book for the novice collector as they can take it with them to shows to help identify unknown blades, - understanding that there may be errors in these identifications.Out of print (circa 15GBP each volume)
Dan Ernst	Pocket Guide to bayonets and Miscellaneous edged Weapons Vol II		Some interesting blades shown in Vol II such as the SPIW US bayonet, and it shows a Transvaal with Turkish markings.
David F Machnicki	To the Hilt the Austrian Bayonet		An excellently produced book with around 200 bayonets described in some detail with excellent photography. However this is mainly one mans collection and is stilted by that. The title and some of the reviews may lead you to believe that this is the only book you will ever need on Austrian Bayonets, it is however far from that, being mainly on the 1886-1900 series of knife bayonets with a scattering of ersatz types, and brief mention of the Werndl bayonets and sockets. It is probably the best book out there on the Austrian blades but the definitive still awaits writing. There are several good web sites with more information on specific types and variations - JPS has done some very interesting articles on several forums, including the one repeated on this site. Don't let me put you off the book is very good and very interesting even if the descriptions are repeatedly cut and pasted so that a lot of the text is repeated multiple times, but then there is not many ways of describing multiple virtually identical item, and deserves a place in most libraries of collectors who cover the Austrian types Currently available contact ToTheHiltAustrianBayonet@yahoo.com
Dennis Lewis	Martini Henry .450 Rifles and Carbines		A nice little book on the various Martini Henry .45 firearms with a section on the bayonets, very basic and does not include such things as the Afghanistan versions etc. but does fit the blades to the rifles.
David Noe and Joseph Serbarlo Jr	European bayonets of the American Civil War		Must have book for collectors of US civil war period bayonets as it not only tells which bayonets were used it also shows how to tell ones that although the same, could not have been used. excellent reference. Foreign supplied bayonets and American made bayonets for foreign arms. Excellent study of the types. Profusely illustrated with examples of the ones really used and ones whose markings show they were not used. A great resource for civil war period collectors, every one should have a copy.
Dennis Ottobre	Observations On Turkish bayonets		A CD of information on Turkish bayonets, the best source around for information on this poorly documented area of bayonet collecting. Regularly updated as examples and information comes up Available from www.ebayonet.com
Dennis Ottobre	Bayonets of Afghanistan		What Otto has done for Turkish bayonets he has now repeated for Afghanistan. A must have collection of the bayonets that come out of this country, with some very interesting local variations and reworks, 1893's for a Ross rifle anyone? Available from www.ebayonet.com
D.F. Harding	An introduction to Eat India Company small arms c1775-1851		Very detailed history of the EIC weapons including bayonets and scabbards. If you collect the socket bayonets of this period the information will be invaluable, if you collect the rifles probably even more so
Donald B, Webster Jr.	American Socket Bayonets 1717-1873		Another basic book on bayonets, this time sockets. published in 1964 contains line drawings of the blades of the title with a page or so of text to each blade, Interesting but not being a socket collector not sure of the accuracy of some of the identifications
Donald J Hartman	The US Krag Bayonets History, variations, modifications		An excellent detailed book dedicated to the bayonets of one rifle. Covers the blades, the scabbards, frogs and usage. Beautiful pictures and a lot of research. The book contains copies of many reports and letters pertaining to the bayonets etc. and leaves little untouched. available www.ddbladeresearch.com
Erik Goldstein	The socket bayonet in the British Army 1687- 1783		A history of the Brown Bess socket bayonet, although he refrains from using this name
Erik Goldstein	The Bayonet in New France 1665-1760		36 pages dedicated to the socket blades of this period, taken from archeological digs etc. this is a history of early bayonet use in the USA while it was still a colony. If you are into sockets or early American history then this is an interesting title to own
Compiled by Frank Traska	U.S. Bayonet Letters Patent		Although freely available on line, Frank has collected together a large number of US bayonet patents into one easily available source. Some heavy reading but it is amazing what some people will think of
Frank Traska	Bayonets, Knives & Scabbards United States Edged Weapons Report 1917 thru 1945		A complete redrafting of the original DOD document rather than just a photocopy as many are. This document lists all of the officially issued knives, bayonets and scabbards used by the US army up until 1945, showing when the types were first employed in service and when they were officially removed. Dry official text but an invaluable book for US collectors as it lists production figures, contracts etc.
Frederick J. Stephens	Bayonets An illustrated history and reference guide		One of the early writers on the subject, despite its age it still makes interesting reading
Gary M Cunningham	American Military Bayonets of the 20th century		If you collect American bayonets then this is one you need. Good books on American bayonets are not easy to find, this fills the spot nicely.
Gary L Walker and RJ Weihand	German Clamshells and other Bayonets		This book covers predominantly German dress bayonets from 1933 to 1945 with only 6 pages devoted to service issue bayonets. If dress blades are your area then this is a good little book covering a wide range of variations, otherwise it may be of only passing interest
Gazette des Arms	Les Baïonettes Réglemetaires Françaises de 1840 á 1918		As you can tell from the title this is a French produced soft cover book on the "sword" bayonets in French service between 1840 and 1914. This is an excellent quality book well worth having and struggling to understand, if you wish to collect these French bayonets. The bayonets covered are the 1840,1842, 1842/59, 1866, 1874, 1886, 1892 and the colonial models. well illustrated with excellent colour pictures.Currently available
Gazette des Arms	Les Baïonettes de la Guerre 14-18		A superb coffee table book on WWI bayonets the photography is excellent, it has the basic information and is very very cheap.
Gazette des Arms	Bayonets of the first world war		an English translation of the Gazette des Arms magazine release in hardback, excellent primer on WWI bayonets
George T Wheeler	History of the German Bayonet 1919-1945		This is the way most new books on bayonets are going, specialised to a country, model or period, this is good if you also want to specialise but makes general collecting more expensive as you have to buy more books. The up side is that there is a lot more in depth information on that one small area. This book covers the 98/05 and 84/98 series of bayonets as well as the dress bayonets used by the German army from the end of WWI until the end of WWII. There are sections on frogs, civil and police bayonets and the knots used by the Germans as well as foreign bayonets used by German units. This is an excellent book and one that any serious collector of non Imperial German bayonets should have, having a wealth of data as well as extensive photographic illustrations of types, markings and variationsCurrently Available
Gerard Adam	Tenue de Campagn Article Austrian 1895		An excellent article on the Austrian 1895 bayonet, 11 pages full of pictures of the makers marks, on both bayonets and scabbards, variations of the 1895, A very thorough foundation not he type
Gérard AdamChristian Mery Pierre Renox	Les Baïonnette Militaires FrançaisesMémento		An excellent full colour A5 book on French regulation bayonets. In French Spanish and English the book gives a basic guide to over 200 bayonets, the majority of these are sockets but it does go right up to current issue, and also covers some of those blades associated with the French but which were never official issue i.e. Daudeteau. Every bayonet is illustrated with a full length picture and several close up pictures of the hilts.Currently available www.graphcom.com 35€
Gordon A Hughes	German Military Fighting Knives 1914-1945		Published in 1992 this is one of the recognized texts on the subject. It has its place here due to the coverage of the Ersatz bayonet/fighting knives from WWI.61 pages with a mix of drawings and B&W photographs. The ersatz blades are covered in several of the other texts on German bayonets but this sis an interesting offshoot that seems to be popular with bayonet collectors, as so many bayonets are converted to fighting knives apparently
Graham Priest			The Maltese bayonet will never be one that a collector will get hold of as it appears they are all still in museums in Malta, this book is the next best thing. Graham has carried out a lot of research and put together an interesting read on a very specialized area.
Graham Priest	The Spirit of the Pike British socket bayonets of the 20th century		An example of what a bayonet book for the serious collector is all about. The much maligned No4 spike forms the basis for this 352 page fully illustrated book. Graham has done a superb job in researching not only the history of this bayonet but of it manufactures, frogs, scabbards, variations etc. and then illustrating everything in the text with clear photographs of actual examples. The amount of information brought together is amazing for such a basic type. Not the first book a novice collector should get unless they want to collect the No4 (a cheap bayonet to start with, but with several hundred variations covered a huge field all of its own) but well worth adding to any serious book collection. The book also covers the No9 and the No7 bayonets, as well as the STEN, and like any good book on the subject, fakes are well covered.Currently Available from graham@halofive.co.uk
Haasz Lorinc Istavan	Osztrak-magyar szuksegszuronyok 1914 - 1918		A 2011 publication covering Austrian and Hungarian Ersatz bayonets during WWI, excellent book covering a wide range of bayonets some not previously recorded. Let down by dark pictures in places, it provides full color pictures and a multitude of period photographs of the bayonets in wear. If you collect Ersatz bayonets this is a great addition to the German specific texts.
Herman A. Maeurer	Military Edged Weapons of the world 1800-1965 A private collection		A grand title which covers the authors collection. Pictures are small but each occupies a half page with dimensions etc. Covers more than bayonets The book was published in 1967 and at that time was probably one of the best you could get, but is lacking now, but still a good addition to a book collection, as often these older books help explain miss identifications carried forward through the years.
Homer M. Brett	The military Knife & Bayonet		Some of the most impressive pictures in any publication, with lots of previously unpublished information (most on the M9 with which Homer was involved). An impressive book
Ian Jackson	E-bayonet: Imperial German Bayonet price and rarity guide		A full years tracking of bayonet sales on EBay went into this publication. The prices and rarities are related to sales on EBay and there is some interesting information that often goes against perception, relative values of marked and unmarked, or states pre German amalgamation. Well worth having if you plan on collecting these blades, although of course the prices are no longer valid, the information is.
Ian Jackson	Seitengewehr 1914 Models		Typical of many new books that are very specific to a type or period. Excellent pictures fully illustrate the markings and subtle variations of the model. Well worth adding to a collection of books for Imperial collectors
Ian D Skennerton	The Broad Arrow British and Empire factory Production , Proof, Inspection , Armourers, and Issue Markings		If you collect UK and Commonwealth blades then this book is for you as it gives information on most of the marks you will find. Like any book there are marks not in there but it will help identify most of them
Ian D Skennerton	Australian Service Bayonets		Being a British colony most of the blades covered are UK blades used by the Australians, this book does however cover those blades made only in Australia e.g. the Owen. 45 bayonets are covered with a line drawing, description and dimensions of each clearly shown. The book also covers markings and has a chapter which gives the manufacturing steps for a 1907 pattern bayonet. Most of this information is also available in Skennerton's book on British and Commonwealth bayonets.Out of print
Ian Skennerton	British empire cadet and training Rifles		includes bayonet fencing training rifles
Ian D Skennerton & Robert Richardson	British & Commonwealth Bayonets		The accepted bible of British bayonets, well illustrated with pictures, detailed histories of each blade type with dimensions etc. make this a must have book for any collector of British and Commonwealth blades. There is a section on Fakes, information on markings and production figures, and coverage of trials blades, volunteer weapons etc. This is a standard reference that dealers will use to identify blades for sale Still available from many sources.
Ian Jackson	Seitgenwehr 1914 Models		A concise description of the S14 German bayonets of WWI covers all models, makers, markings etc. If you collect WWI German this book needs to be in your collection.
ID Davidson	Bayonet Markings a Guide for Collectors		Privately published this little booklet is very useful in covering the markings from a wide range of countries. Very useful for the novice collector as it may help identify a blade by it's markings.Out of print (circa 10GBP)
ID Skennerton	The British Spike Bayonet		32 pages devoted to the UK No4 spike bayonet, which it covers very well, makers, production figures etc.. If you specialise into he No4 then this is a great little single source booklet, otherwise Skennerton's book on British and Commonwealth bayonets covers the same ground and moreout of print (circa 20GBP)
J Ackerman	Notes on the origin and History of the Bayonet		Archaeoligia or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity Volume 38 1860 Avery old text relating to the history of the bayonet, it has one page of illustrations most of which are plugs, an interesting 11 pages of history
Jack Puaud & Christian Mery	Les armes a feu de la Defense Nationale et leurs baionnettes 1870 - 1871		An excellent French Language book on the rifles and bayonets of the Franco Prussian war, a must for Chassepot collectors as it covers the various Defense Nationale versions, as well as other bayonet used in this period
James B Hughes Jnr	Mexican Military Arms		One of the few books on Mexican military equipment in English, the book is limited to a single page listing of the Bayonets for each rifle, but has no pictures or drawings, so you know the nomenclature but not the piece, more use to gun collectors than bayonet collectors.
James A Maddox	Bayonets US and Foreign		Produced by Jim Maddox in 1967, 8 pages of hand drawn pictures with 2-3 lines of descriptive text cover 71 bayonets. In 1967 this was one of the few texts out there for the collectors and was probably of great use but now only of historical interest. At the end of 2011 these were available on EBay appearing as old original stock, mine came as a photocopy missing pages please be careful, don't pay a lot as there are digital copies available. I wanted one of the originals but failed.
James Marchington	Knives Military Edged Tools & weapons		Only covers 6 bayonets and not in any depth, more for the knife collector
Jan-Pierre Vial	Atlas de la Baïonnette de Collection - ABC		Buying the rights to Kiesling ABC takes the original books and adds a substantial amount of new bayonets and information, unfortunately for a lot of collectors it is written in French, although the books themselves say that an English version will be coming out there is no information as to when. Currently extending to 2 volumes it uses the length as it's identifier and covers 163-513 and 513-640mm. Data is a combination of text, B&W photographs and line drawings form the original Kiesling books. Let down by some errors and the language for non French speakers this is still probably the best book available to the collector, a phrase book or on line translation program will enable the text to be decoded, and the text needs to be read as it covers many blades not represented by accompanying figures, Replaced by new addition
Jan-Pierre Vial	Atlas de la Baïonnette de Collection - ABC VolI		Not a reprint of the original VolI this is an all new book with approximately 50% more blades than the first book and with a completely new numbering system. Format and comments are the same as the volume above but more so. There are comments around on the accuracy of some of the information and that some items are fakes or fantasy pieces, it is still however the best all round bayonet book there is, despite it still being in French only. Until I release an English language book on my collection ( ☺ ) this is worth havingCurrently available 60 €
Jan-Pierre Vial	Atlas de la Baïonnette de Collection - ABC VolII		Vol II
Jan-Pierre Vial	Atlas de la Baïonnette de Collection - ABC VolIII		Out at last (Nov 2009) this continues the previous two books and contains the long sword bayonets. There are lovers and haters of these books but they are probably the best out there. This shows its French original with multiple pages showing the same blades, I don't think that different makers necessarily need their own 1866 page for example. there is now apparently a VolIV on the way with more additions, or will they start it from scratch again.
Jan Smid Petr Moudry	Bayonets - Hapsburg Monarchy 1683-1918		An excellent book on Austrian bayonets from early sockets to the 1895 and WWI ersatz types. The model is given in 3 languages unfortunately the details are not in English All pictures are black and white line drawings as many of the early books were due to printing costs. An excellent little book 260 pages, hard to get in original form and very expensive, reasonable copies appear from time to time
JE Coombs, NJ and Capt JL Aney	The German Mauser Rifle Model of 1888 and Bayonets as used in WWI		An old publication in A5 size, has line drawings of some of the bayonets used on the GEW 88, an interesting little book. well superseded by current publications it makes an interesting addition to the bayonet library. Reprints/copies regularly turn up on EBay
Jeff Noll	The Imperial German Regimental Marking (revised edition) Redux		A must have for Imperial German collectors who want to know what the stamps on their crossguard or lockets mean. Not limited to Bayonets the book covers the full gamut of Imperial materials with illustrations. This release is by the author after continued requests to re release his original book, which due to its popularity and importance had got to the point that copies were exchanging hands (if they came up) at prices quoted up to over $500. Get your copy now, it is of great interest to fill in the information contact [email]nopubl@earthlink.net[/EMAIL] (please mention me)
Jerry Janzen	Bayonets from Janzens Notebook		The standard book for new and experienced collectors, the range of blades and countries covered make it a very good "primer" on bayonets and is probably the first book any collector should buy, even if you have decided to restrict your collection to a specific blade it's all round cover can be a benefit to any collector. Although there are well known errors in the book the latest print includes an addendum to cover a lot of these. There are around 1000 bayonets covered from 50 countries, and most common bayonets are covered with line drawings and a short comment A standard reference for dealers on EBAY etc. Still available from many sources.
Jerry L. Janzen	Bayonets of the Remington Cartridge Period		Published in 1993 this book covers the bayonets used on Remington chambered rifles and is not restricted to Remington made bayonets. This is a truly excellent book that unfortunately still leaves some areas un clear. It covers countries not seen in other books i.e. the Vatican (Papal States). For many countries it identifies that a type was or may have been used but due to these blades being unmarked it is difficult to identify authoritatively. If your interest is in blades of the late 19 Century then this book is a definite for your wants listCurrently Available
Jim Maddox	Collecting Bayonets		Jim set out to write a book on collecting bayonets and this book has fulfilled his wish. Basically it is really a redo of the Evans and Stephenson book, using Jim's collection to illustrate the various types of blades etc. Really an essential book for the new comer to the hobby, it is probably too expensive for many newbie's to buy, which is their loss. More experienced collectors will enjoy seeing blades that they may never ever get a chance to own or handle. It is not the definitive book on bayonets as I have seen it said on various forums, it is not an encyclopaedia of bayonets, it is a book on collecting and a chance to see Jims magnificent collectionCurrently available
Joe Poyer	Kalashnikov rifles and their Variants		This book covers the AK's from every country around the world, its section on bayonets covers many types but is far from comprehensive
Joe Poyer	Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles 1869-1958		A book for the rifle collector it has a small section on the bayonets for the rifles, allows the blade collector to see the rifles for which their blades are made. Author also has a joint book on Swedish rifles - see below
Joey Silevy, Boyd, frank Traska	United States Military Knives and Bayonets, Price Guide		Price guide of US bayonets and knives, as all price guides it is out of date as soon as it is printed as prices are driven up by rarity definition, but a useful tool for comparisons if nothing else,..
John L. Hayden	The Socket Bayonet		A nice little book on sockets
John Walter	The German Bayonet A comprehensive Illustrated history of regulation patterns, 1871-1945		German bayonets are probably the most well documented of all bayonets, and probably the most collected. Walters book written in 1976 is one of the first but this does not mean it is not a book worth having, although not as detailed or comprehensive as Carter's books or Wheeler's it is worth having as a guide to the breadth of German blades available as well as manufacturer details, markings, knots, and rifles. A great first book for someone looking to specialise in this area of collectingOut of print
John Walter	The Sword and Bayonet Makers of IMPERIAL GERMANY 1871 -1918		Once you start to specialise, the types of books you buy change, no longer the pretty picture books you first bought it changes to the more stale specialised texts. This book covers the makers of Bayonets for the Imperial Germany with a drawing of the makers mark and basic information on the maker and other marks on the bayonets. This book has been superseded by Anthony Carters latest book(s) on this subject which are much more expansive and reflect the information not available in 1973 to Walter.Out of print
John Watts and Peter White	The Bayonet Book		First published in 1975 This is one of those books that every library on bayonets should have in it. Again there are some mistakes in this book but updates are available on the web for download to identify the mistakes. For may years this was the bible for collectors and many dealers still use it as a reference. 1050 bayonets are shown by a black and white photograph with major dimensions, and there is a brief "history" for each of the 30 countries represented, most extensive sections are on UK and German bayonets. Out of print this book is very expensive if you can find one (circa 200GBP)
J.P. Pitous	Les Baionnettes Reglementaires Francaises		Published in 1973 this is a French volume covering the history of the bayonet and then line drawings of each of the types with some also illustrated with B&W pictures as well. A good little book now supplanted by Gerard, Christian and Pierre's new book (see up table)out of print circa £30
J Wilkinson and Latham	Discovering Edged weapons		A brief history of edged weapons, very brief and bayonets are covered in 2 paragraphs not worth it for a bayonet collector but if you are a bibliophile then it fits
Karel Morávek	Ceskoslovenske Chladne Zbrane 1918-1994		(Czechoslovak Edged Weapons 1918-1994) dress knives and swords, nothing on bayonets but some interesting pieces
Klaus Lübbe	German Sidearm's and Bayonets 1740 -1945		436 bayonets are illustrated by B&W photographs with model , dimensions and guide line prices for all of these blades. The prices have come under a lot of discussion and should really only be used as a rough guide, when it first came out dealers rushed to use these prices for all of their blades, thankfully this did not last long. It is however the relative pricing that this book can give which is it's true value to the collector, if you want information you are better with Carters booksCurrently Available
Krzysztof Szczeglow	Bagnet polski wz.29		The title implies it is a a volume on the WZ29 Mauser bayonet, but it covers blades from all over, nice color drawings and black and white drawings cover 20 bayonets plus various frogs. Not a lot for a none Polish collector unless you collect the books as well. Can be found on EBay regularly
Krzysztof Szczeglow	Bagnet Wojaska Polskiego 1914-1999 Tom 2		Line drawings of Polish used bayonets, gives good information - if you can read or translate polish, on the wide variety of blades used by Poland after WWI and into the communist period
Larry Johnson	Japanese Bayonets		The bible for Japanese bayonet collectors, 350 drawings and photographs illustrate all the T30 variations and other Japanese bayonets, right up to the books printing in 1988. The numbering system adopted by LJ has become the defacto identifier for Japanese blades. An excellent readable book giving all that you need to know and the best that is out there until a new book comes out. Out of print copies are hard to get hold of and very expensive when you do. If however you want to collect the Japanese bayonet this is a book you must haveOut of print this book is very expensive if you can find one (circa 2-300GBP)
Logan Thompson	Daggers and Bayonets A History		Not quite sure how to describe this book, as it goes it is not a bad book, but if you want a book on bayonets this would not be far up my list. Approximately half the book is devoted to bayonets, in these 50 pages it tries to cover 250 years of bayonet history which it does if you only want the most basic of information. You would be better buying Janzen or ABC, unless you also collect daggers but even then I doubt its use to a serious collectorCurrently Available
Luke Mercaldo	Allied Rifle Contracts in America		A 2011 release the book covers rifles produced in the USA for allied forces during the 1914-1918, covering Mosin-Nagent, Mauser, Enfield, Berthier, Remington, Savage and Winchester made products, it covers not only the rifles but the bayonets made for the same contracts as well as other associated items. Lavishly illustrated in black and white it clearly shows markings etc. that differentiates the US made examples from those of the original country. An essential book for collectors looking to fill niches in their collections.
Maciej Proazynski	Bagnet Niemiecki		Another nice pamphlet primarily on the 71-84 bayonet
Maciej Proszynski	Bagnety Kalasznikowa		Primarily on the AK bayonet it also covers other modern blades with sections on the VZ558, VZ24, US M9 and others. a reasonable choice of AK types but does not go into as much detail as can be found on various forums etc.
Maciej Prószyński	BAGNET WOJSKOWY 350 lat historii		"Military Bayonet 350 years of history" another good Polish book with a lot of historical text and 216 B&W pictures illustrating 350 years of bayonets
Mack A Pattarozzi	American Gladius A study of the M9 multi purpose bayonet system		Some what disappointed First comment was its need for considerably better proof reading! there are several figures with incorrect labelling, a new bayonet location known as the ricosso and a continued reference to scales, that I have only ever seen in one other text. I do not think I am not being picky here, there are 3 figures showing three different bayonets one after another with identical text, and others saying left and right when items are above each other, or comments on the figure below - with no figure reference - that are actually above the text point. I write technical papers for a living and make similar mistakes so I am not with the sin, it just detracts from the book and sometimes makes you wonder about other "facts". And before you comment I know my CD has many typo's as well The information on the Quaterbore M9 forum (or even my M9 page) more than covers anything in the book, and in more detail and with considerably more pictures. The information is interesting and varied, but does a book on the M9 bayonet need a chapter plus on the P38 can opener, or several pages on the modifications to the M16 rifle carried out by the Marines, and as for the soap box opening chapters....... Shame really as his ideas on a nomenclature for M9 types will be useful if adopted, will just need additions for military contracts not specifically US - mention is made of Australian, Dutch etc. but that is all. The book is very obviously US aimed, I am afraid that I would have to explain to the writer that in the rest of the world "The Marines", doesn't always mean the US ones, try telling a UK marine that he comes below the US ones - but please rewrite your will to give me your blades first . There is no place in a text like this for such comments. If like me you collect bayonet books as part of your hobby then get a copy, if you want to learn about the M9 save your money and read the Quaterbore site, and it's forum, there is a lot more in it its just not as well laid out for reading. Also these pages cover a lot of variations (non military granted) not in the book, but definitely part of many M9 collectors area.
Malcom Cobb	the Martini Henry Note-Book		Primarily on the rifle variations it includes the bayonets made specifically for this rifle and s useful for its linking the weapon and the bayonet
Mario A. Suffriti / Oscar C. Calbino	Bayonetas de la Republica Argentina		Nearly 70 pages of text and pictures on Argentinean bayonets and knives, a fairly comprehensive description of the types, variations and markings. Some of the rarer types are mentioned but not illustrated. Very hard to get original prints but copies can be found. Unfortunately they are not always the best quality. The best text out there at present on Argentinean bayonets, so brush up on your Spanish
Martin D Ivie	Kalashnikov Bayonet The collectors guide to bayonets for the AK and its derivatives		A expansive look at the bayonets for the AK rifles let down by the quality of some of the illustrations, this is still the must have book for collectors of these bayonets which are growing rapidly in collectability and value
Martin Brayley	An Illustrated history of Bayonets		A lavishly colour illustrated (500 pictures) A4 landscape soft backed book covering 300 bayonets commonly found by the new collector. At 19GBP this is an excellent basic guide to bayonets particularly as the pictures are all in colour, and would be of interest to both new and experienced collectors.Currently available
M.H. Cole	US military knives bayonets and machetes Book III		Good books on US bayonets are hard to come by, this is one of the accepted "bibles" on the subject and covers a lot of ground. Not in the detail of the books published now it is still one of the only references out there,
M.H. Cole	The best of US military knives bayonets and machetes		Basically all of the information in Vols I to III with some extra info. If you want to collect American bayonets then you need this one
Michael Rose	12 inches of Imperial Steel		An excellent book on the UK 1888 and 1903 pattern bayonets, lots of examples and documentation on orders, scabbards, bayonets etc. A very in depth examination of the type
Mike Welser	Reichswehr and Wehrmacht bayonets 1920-1945		Privately printed this A5 book is an excellent guide to the bayonets of this period, it has tables showing bayonet rarities, makers codes etc. This little book is well worth having if you want to collect bayonets of this period, it's small size means you can take it with you as a portable reference.Available from the author
MW Silvey Gary D Boyd Frank Traska	US military Knives Bayonets and Machetes Price guide 5th Edition		Published in 2006 so prices are really only a relative guide it uses Coles book as a basis for types and puts a price on them at the time of writing, not really a reference book for identification or instruction but gives a relative feel for costs you will incur on getting the model you want.
Osvaldo Oscar Zavala	Bayonetas De lA Republica Argentina		21 bayonets used by Argentina with drawings and basic dimensions and information, one of the few texts on South American bayonets. Copies are available but the originals are very hard to come by.
Paul Kiesling	Bayonets of the World Volumes 1 to 4		First published in 1974 Kiesling broke from the norm by listing his bayonets by length rather than country or type. This has a great benefit when trying to identify an unknown bayonet, all you need to do is measure the blade and look it up this way. Eventually extending to 4 volumes there can be some problems as the lengths are not consecutive through the volumes, 1 and 2 follow, 3 was an addendum and errata, 4 blades not identified previously and not part of the original plan. There are over 1000 blades covered in these 4 books. There are some miss identified bayonets in these books but then that is true of nearly all books on most subjects. In my opinion it is a set of books that is worth having for those of you like me that are less specific in your collecting area, although most of the information is reprinted in ABC (see) this has the advantage of being in English rather than French. Out of print a full set of these books is expensive (circa 400GBP for a full set) .
Paul Kiesling	Bayonets of the world The complete edition		30 years on they have released all four volumes of Keislings work in a single volume, there is some additional information but in the main it is the same as the old books, where it differs is that now the book is by country (am I the only one that sees the benefit of ranking by length for unknowns??). If you don't have the original get this, it is superior to the Janzens work though about 4 times the price and double the weight, (the printing is high quality paper) it is probably almost as many times more useful. If you have the original it is probably still worth getting if only to preserve the old ones from getting too dog eared
Peter A. Schmidt	US Military Flintlock Muskets and their Bayonets the early years 1790-1815		An interesting read and a lot of information on the bayonets for this period. Explains the differences in models making it somewhat easier to identify the various sockets
Peter A. Schmidt	US Military Flintlock Muskets and their Bayonets the later years 1816 through the civil war		An interesting read and a lot of information on the bayonets for this period. Explains the differences in models making it somewhat easier to identify the various sockets
Petr Moudrŷ	Bayonets of Czechoslovakia		A Czechoslovakian published book on the bayonets used by Czechoslovakia, 42 bayonets are beautifully illustrated by line drawings. The text is in Czech but there is a title in English to give designations of the bayonets. Included in the book are blades such as the UK No4 and I can only assume (since I don't read Czech) that the book includes blades used by Czech units outside Czechoslovakia.Currently Available
Phillip Peterson	standard Catalogue of Military Firearms		Gives very basic information on the bayonets for some of the firearms covered, very much guarded to the US guns market but useful to see the rifle the blade goes with
Maciej Proszynski	Bagnet Wojskowy poradnik kolekcjonera		Eastern Europe produces some great bayonet books, someone should translate them into English. A wealth of information and examples many never seen before,
Raymond C. Labar	Bbayonets of Japan A comprehensive reference on Japanese bayonets		If you want to collect Japanese bayonets you have to have this book,, fantastically illustrated in full color this is a wealth of information on the subject, and contains many never before reported variations and bayonets.
R Barrie Manarey	The Canadian Bayonet		50 pages covering the bayonets used by Canada from the 1600's onwards over 40 bayonets are illustrated and documented along with a chapter on markings. Like most books on British Commonwealth countries most of the information is contained in Skennerton's book. This is however a very interesting booklet on this specialist area. I got my copy of this before I knew better and paid 5x what I later found it for sale at.Out of Print (circa 15GBP)
RDC EvansFrederick J. Stephens	The BayonetAn Evolution and History		A great book to have as it provides a chronological history of bayonets using line drawings and photographs. This is one of those books that I feel most collectors should have as it puts into perspective the way blades have changed and how the introduction of a type in one country can have profound effects to other makers - i.e. the Yataghan style introduced in the French 1840. It also highlights those styles that lead no where - and sometimes why.Out of print
RDC Evans	British Bayonet letters Patent 1721-1961		For the historians amongst us this book offers an interesting insight into the history of the bayonet, showing how over a period of 240 years inventors thought up new ways to affix a blade to a firearm. Many of the patents cover ideas that never went any further than paper, but it also covers many ideas that made it into service. An interesting if somewhat heavy read. It is of little use in bayonet identification but of interest to those who wish to study the topic deeperCurrently Available
RDC Evans	The Plug Bayonet		Another excellent book by Roger whether you collect plugs or are just interested in the history of bayonets in general (my reason for getting them). Plugs started the use of bayonets with rifles and some of those shown in this heavily illustrated books are truly beautiful works of art as much as weapons of war, as the type was used heavily for civilian use in hunting.Currently Available plughole@legend.co.uk
Robert W.D. Ball	Mauser military rifles of the world		Another rifle book that includes as part of its text snippets of information on the bayonets used by the various rifles. Can help with unknowns by indicting possible nations who used that bayonet based on their use of the rifle. In print
Robert M Reilly	American Socket Bayonets and Scabbards		For socket collectors a history of American sockets, recently I have started collecting US Sockets and so have started looking into tithe socket bayonets. There is a lot of great information of US sockets from earliest to latest. It is a shame that the layout makes this one of the hardest of books to follow. the text is separate to the pictures, with the text first and then the pictures. However the pictures are referenced by the RM number only so you have to keep going backwards and forwards through the chapters to look at the diagrams and the text, not very easy. Shame as the book is full of information
Robert W Stirling	Socket Bayonets of the Great Powers		European Sockets
Robin Lumsden	Edged Weapons of Hitler's Germany		Containing only a small section on bayonets this is only of interest to bayonet collectors if they want to have an idea of the other edged weapons used by the German forces up to and during WWII or for the dress patterns shown, otherwise you are better adding Wheelers or Walter's books to your collectionCurrently Available
Roy Williams	The Collectors Book of German Bayonets 1680-1945 Part One		An excellent source of pictures on German blades up to WWI. The A5format book contains 550 pages packed full of detailed pictures of a full range of German blades including markings, makers marks, unit marks, detail shots, blades fitted to rifles, many not reported anywhere else. Not a lot of text but if you have Carters books an indispensable addition to your libraryy
Roy Williams	The Collectors Book of German Bayonets 1680-1945 Part Two		IF you collect German bayonets you must have this, if you collect Ersatz it will be totally indispensible. Roy has produced another excellent lavishly illustrated book on the German bayonets, the research on the Ersatz patterns identifies a lot of previously unknown Ersoc types, as well as variations on the more normal hilted models. No collector of German bayonets should be without a copy of this book. Like volume 1 having Carters volumes would be beneficial as like volume I there is not much text other than descriptions of the blades and the markings
RJ Wilkinson-Latham	Sword Bayonet Pattern 1888		10 pages dedicated to the 1888, all of the information is again contained in Skennerton's bookout of print (circa 10GBP)
RJ Wilkinson Latham	British Military Bayonets From 1700 to 1945		First Printed 1969 More a history of blades in British service than a book for identification purposes (which it intends to be) due it's narrative based style with blocks of pictures , it does however have a good section on markings, particularly unit markings. Skennerton's book serves as a better standard book for collectors. Out of print but not overly expensive
Rudiger W.A. Franz
Rudiger W.A. Franz	Preubisch-deutsche Seitengewehre 1807-1945
Sebastan Thiem	Deutsche Versuchs-und Musterseitengewehre von 1895 bis 1945		A German language book on German Bayonets from 1895 to 1945, has great detail on less well covered bayonets such as the snake crossguard trials 98 bayonets and the SG42, could do with more pictures for us language handicapped people but if you know German then this a great book to have, for others the pictures that are there are fantastic quality and full colour worth having it just for them if you are keen.
Steve Kehaya and Joe Poyer	The Swedish Mauser Rifles		A book for the rifle collector it has a small section on the bayonets for the rifles, allows the blade collector to see the rifles for which their blades are made.
Tadeusz Krolikiewicz	Bagnety		the latest release it includes no obvious differences from earlier prints other than a cover change
T Wise	European Edged Weapons		published 1974. Only a couple of pages on bayonets, with small pictures that don't tell a lot, but an interesting little book on all forms of edged weapons from stone axes to broad swords
Thomas B. Rentschler	Rifles and Blades of the German American Militia and the Civil War		An excellent book on the Bayonets related to a very specific period and group of people involved in the US Civil War. Gives a history of the people, their weapons, culture and bayonets
Dr Tobias Capwell	The Pictorial History of Knives Daggers and Bayonets		A very basic outline of the history of edged weapons including bayonets, nothing that is not in other other bayonet texts but puts a lot in context with other weapons, interesting book and doesn't take long to read.
Tomislav Aralica	Noževi I bodeži na tlu Hrvatske od prapovijesti do 1945. godine		A great picture book of Croatian edged weapons from pre history up to the end of 1945, large section on bayonets all in CroatKnives and daggers on Croatian territory from prehistory to the 1945
Svenska Vapenstiftelsen	Bajonnetten da till nu		An excellent publication issued by the Swedish collectors, dated and limited compared to modern books but useful in its way
			Another excellent Polish book (judging by the pictures)
Ulrich Seidmann	Kalaschnikov Bayonette		A self published book on AK bayonets, outshone by Martin Ivies later work, this is still an interesting little book
Lt Col William S Brophey	The Krag Rifle		Mainly covers the rifle and it variants but does cover the bayonets, though not in as much detail as the Krag bayonet specific book
Wolfgang Peter-Michel	Faschinebmesser
Wydawnictwo Bellona	Bagnet Francuski wz. 1886 do Karabinu Lebel		An excellent little Polish booklet on the 1886 with a small section on the 1874 and the MAS 36 bayonets. Full color with a lots of variations Available on EBAY regularly
Yves Robitaille	The No4 Bayonet a Collectors Guide
Zygmunt S. Lenkiewicz	1000 Marks of European Blade makers		a 1991 compilation of makers marks on European swords knives and bayonets, gives country, name, type, year and the book from which the original information was gathered. Good base information with pictures of marks

[TD]Gordon Hughes book brought up to date with full color illustrations, pictures of the blades in wear and more information, available in English and French, an excellent little book, that the French seem to do so well, and at such affordable prices.[/TD]

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[TD] The English language version with added information over the original French copy. If you collect ersatz bayonets this is a must have, along with Carters original, Roy Williams and Otto's books this adds full colour and the weapons in wear. Another great book by Christian [/TD]
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[TD]Five volumes on "German" bayonets starting from the individual states right through to the combined Germany after 1870. This is a comprehensive and well illustrated reference on bayonets from this area of Europe. Text is all in German which is a problem for non German speakers but the illustrations tell most of what you need. There are apparently 3 more volumes and this is consistent with items not covered in the first 5 volumes. The detail the articles go into is extensive with many illustrations of items I've not seen in other textsCurrently Available and excellent deals on the set can be obtained on German internet sites
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[TD]Published in 1959 this must be one of the earliest books for collectors, it has excellent pictures of all of the blades illustrated, most of which look like they are brand new. A nice book for the book collection but there its use stops, more modern books give more than just a picture of the blade.Out of print
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[TD]Wish I read Polish, this appears to be an excellent reference with many pieces not in English language books[/TD]
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[TD]Two books out at the same time on a subject as specialised as the UK No4 bayonet shows the detail that many collectors will go into on their subject, It also gives two very different approaches to the same subject, both books do the subject great coverage, Yves is a self published book in loose bound format with pictures printed separate to the body of the text which can make getting the text and pictures to match a little bit more difficult, he doesn't however go into the detail of the manufacturing plant etc. that Graham Priests book does. Maybe expensive in comparison to many books particularly as it has a very home made appearance it is still worth having if you want to learn about the No4. I cannot say which I prefer as they are such different animals, but both gave a lot of new information on an often maligned bayonet that is probably one of the most affordable blades out there to collect and readily availableCurrently Available from [EMAIL="yves@iaw.on.ca"]yves@iaw.on.ca[/EMAIL] at 75 USD
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[TD]Another of those excellent Czech produced books on a Czech model bayonet. It covers all the variation's of the type[/TD]
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BAYONET TRAINING MANUALS
Author	Title		Notes
Angelo	Bayonet Exercise		First published in July 1857 by the Adjutant-General's office Horse guards
C.J. Twine	Bayonet Battle Training		Copy of a war office library edition from 18 Dec 1942
	Bayonet Charge at Paulus Hook in New Jersey		A philatic cover for the 200th anniversary of a bayonet charge at Paulus Hook in New Jersey
John McGrath and Mark Barton	Bayonet Exercise & Bayonet Fencing		WWII book published by the Royal Navy Amateur Fencing Association
Issued by the General Staff	Bayonet training 1918		1916 reprinted with amendments
Alfred Hutton	Bayonet-Fencing		by an ex captain of the Kings Dragoon Guards first printed in 1882
Squaron Leader R.A. Lidstone R.A.F.V.R	Bloody Bayones the complete guide to bayonet fighting		WWII library copy reproduced
H.L. Scott	Notes on bayonet Training compiled from Foreign reports (1917)		compilation of various training documents into a single volume, this is another reprint
Crown Copyright	Small Arms training volume I, Paamphlet no. 12 Bayonet 1937		just before WWII this is the trianing the troops at the start of the war would have had.
George Grant	The New Highland Military Discipline of 157		one of the oldest possible manuals with bayonets

Kadets of America		the Boys and girls handbook set out to accompany the Kadet training rifles and allow kids to form units etc.

 

Very nice. My efforts are negligible in comparison.

 

Had a good job, many years, no wife no kids and every penny went into my hobbies, (this is only one of them) and you need books to know the ins and outs

 

Hi Carl, WOW!!! Some library!! I don't have quite as many as you do.

 

The first book I ever bought was R. J. Wilkinson-Latham's Pictorial History of Swords & bayonets, back in 1973.

As a young teenager I had to sell some odd bits that I had to raise the necessary funds, then walk a couple of miles to W.H.Smiths to obtain a copy for the princely sum of £3.50! Worth every penny, and it was avidly read from cover to cover many times. Though I was interested in all edged weapons (I like most of us in the beginning, basically collected anything with a sharp edge or a point to it!) , it was the bayonet section of the book that captivated me, especially the socket bayonets, being interested in the Napoleonic War as I was. I have been interested in bayonets and especially socket bayonets ever since!

Of limited use to advanced collectors like those on this forum, but it was of great inspiration to this young teenager back then, especially as it did give me a good deal of information before I started collecting properly as such.

 

Carl, thanks for putting you list here, it gives us all something to shoot for. (A LOT actually ) Oddly enough, I still have my copy of the book Kadets of America around here somewhere, came with my Kadet version of the '03 Springfield.

 

The Military Edged Weapons Of The World by Maeurer came out in 1967, year I started collecting bayonets. All my books on Militaria were finally sold in 1992. Picked up this copy in 2012 for $34

, to my surprise look what I found! Prices of bayonets from that era. I was getting bayonets for those prices. Before I discovered Gun Shows or Collector Meetings, I found bayonets at Kaufman's Surplus in an ancient building corner of 42nd St. & 9th Ave. In NYC. I spent around $150 & came home on the Subway with a rather large bundle! That book, even with it's lousy snap shots & erroneous guess work data, evokes memories of collecting from then.

 

My very 1st catalog showing any references to bayonets is the famous Golden State Arms Catalog of 1958. You were able to purchase any military rifles, since it was before the GCA of 1968!